Thars Gold in Them Thar Hills - Gold Mountain Manor in Big Bear, CaliforniaWritten by Kim and Don Tatera
Thars Gold in Them Thar Hills - Gold Mountain Manor in Big Bear, CaliforniaRead Jetsetters Magazine at www.jetsettersmagazine.com To read this entire feature FREE with photos cut and paste this link: http://www.jetsettersmagazine.com/archive/jetezine/hotels/calif/gold/gold.html Big Bear City has been a four-season mountain paradise ever since Southern California's largest gold rush way back in 1885, caused when William F. Holcomb was hunting and accidentally bagged gold. Book The Gold Mountain Manor With only 21,000 permanent residents and numerous visitors, it's hard to believe that Big Bear is located only 100 miles northeast of Los Angeles, and yet, it is a world of difference. Whether you come up 6,574-foot elevation to where air is crisp and clean for snow, fishing, hiking, mountain biking, or just enjoying quaint shops and fresh air, Big Bear is place to be. Their Department of Tourism certainly has their catch phrase nailed dead on: "It's cooler up here." Luckily, not everyone can live in Big Bear, so visitors can discover gold themselves by staying at beautiful Gold Mountain Manor Bed and Breakfast. It's a welcomed slice of heaven with seven bedrooms spread around 6,000 square feet in a historic log mansion built in 1928 and gracefully set on an acre of Ponderosa Pine high in mountains of Southern California. Gold Mountain Manor is certainly no fool's gold. Trish and Jim Gordon, innkeepers and owners of Gold Mountain Manor, along with their two people friendly, furry, four-legged kids, Cappy and Mat, are there to make your stay romantic and relaxing. As you lead your pack mule or whatever up steep, curving stone covered driveway, you will spy a gorgeous wood shake roofed log cabin that beckons you to visit, relax and want to come back again, and again. The chunks of red granite that comprises large wrap around front porch columns and house foundation, along with well-oiled logs that were carefully erected into a three-story retreat take you back in time to when life was simpler. The feel of this lodge, with well-crafted antiques, hardwood floors, soft earth tones, and warm plaids, welcomes you to enjoy a cool glass of iced tea and laze away a summer afternoon watching squirrels scamper to and fro as intoxicating smell of pine needles wafts through air. The one acre grounds are very well landscaped and easily worth a meandering tour. Although a number of ponderosa pine trees were recently cleared away thanks (?) to bark beetle infestations, hollyhocks, irises, and daisies were in bloom as humming birds squeaked and danced in air from flower to flower. Whether you want to crack binding of that new book or find just right place to be alone, you don't have to look too far: areas are amid rustic swings, nestled on a hammock built for two, or out in warm mountain sunshine on white Adirondack chairs. Don't worry about dreaded bark beetle, since there are still many towering ponderosa pine trees scattered among lush green grass clearings. (Editor's note: devastating 2003 fires spared Gold Mountain Manor, although some of those pines are now gone.)
| | Maryland’s Ocean City Beach Swain –Written by Ivy Liu
Maryland’s Ocean City Beach Swain – Atlantis InnRead Jetsetters Magazine at www.jetsettersmagazine.com To read this entire feature FREE with photos cut and paste this link: http://www.jetsettersmagazine.com/archive/jetezine/bandb/newjersey/atlantis/atlantis.html A luxury bed and breakfast is finally available for first time in Ocean City, America's #1 family beach resort. The award-winning Atlantis Inn, Ocean City, New Jersey's only luxury bed and breakfast, recently celebrated their first year in operation. Originally built in 1905 by James E. Lake, one of founders of Ocean City, historic guesthouse has been transformed into an upscale, luxury seaside inn by ex-corporate types, Kristina and Bob Doliszny. Guests from New York, Philadelphia, and New Jersey have flocked to new luxury inn because it offers a taste of European elegance with sparkling, brand-new amenities of finest quality from around world. In its initial year of operation, inn has won three prestigious awards and was voted #1 place to stay in Ocean City. When I recently learned about luxury bed and breakfast, I made plans immediately for an upscale, romantic getaway. The Atlantis Inn's website (http://www.atlantisinn.com) primed me for top-notch accommodations and service. They did not disappoint! My boyfriend, unaware of decadent luxury ahead of us, was floored when we arrived. The Atlantis Inn offers 10 richly appointed king and queen bedded luxury guest suites; each is decorated with an elegant and refined European flavor, including French, Italian, and Spanish themes. The fine accommodations range from comfortable first-floor Arles room for $195 a night, to top-notch two-room Barcelona rooftop suite for $335 during weekends in July. Guests can also rent one of two apartment villas for a week stay. The warm European elegance and sophistication at inn made our stay in Ocean City our most memorable. All elegant features were recently installed and in pristine condition. Everything at inn is brand new with exception of two original staircases. Amenities include complimentary lot parking, beach tags, gourmet breakfasts, and high tea. The inn also features an on-site spa with many types of massage options and facial treatments available. Guests can relax on rocking chairs on verandah, watch DVDs in their blissful suite, or toast sunset on rooftop deck. The beach, only two blocks away, provides a calming boardwalk stroll and many fun family activities.
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